Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans ( REESS; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. He gained recognition for playing Kevin Walker) in the family drama series Brothers & Sisters) (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings) in the spy drama series The Americans (2013–2018). For his performance in The Americans, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. He was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for his guest role in Girls) (2017) and for playing the title role in the period series Perry Mason) (2020–2023). In 2025, he appeared as Nile Jarvis in the crime thriller series The Beast in Me).
Matthew Rhys
In film, Rhys appeared as Demetrius in Titus) (1999), Doc Fairweather in Deathwatch) (2002), Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love (2008), Daniel Ellsberg in The Post) (2017), and Lloyd Vogel in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also voiced several characters in animated series, including Aloysius in Infinity Train (2019), Emperor Belos in The Owl House (2020–2023), and Riley Greene in Gremlins) (2023).
Early life and education
Matthew Rhys Evans was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 8 November 1974. His first language is Welsh. He grew up in Cardiff and attended Welsh-medium schools, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd (in Whitchurch, Cardiff) and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf (in Llandaff North, Cardiff). In 1993, he was awarded the Patricia Rothermere Scholarship.
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